Mary Elizabeth “Betty” ShemwellAge: 96 years1915–2012
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Partee
- Nickname
- Betty
 Birth | October 15, 1915 36 25 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruth Agnes Shemwell June 3, 1917 (Age 19 months) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 months)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 2 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James David Shemwell August 5, 1921 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Angeline Lyles December 2, 1923 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Robert Shemwell May 28, 1926 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Margaret Anne Partee August 6, 1943 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | George Robert Shemwell August 23, 1948 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter Patterson Partee September 4, 1953 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Oscar Turner Shemwell March 3, 1961 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a mother | Ruth Baines Hobgood January 1, 1984 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a husband | McCullough Partee January 15, 1989 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a son | Walter Patterson Partee April 9, 1990 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | James David Shemwell October 29, 1994 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Agnes Shemwell February 15, 2006 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | May 5, 2012 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ruth Baines Hobgood Birth: July 6, 1890 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1984 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 1913 — |
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14 months elder brother |
William Howard Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1914 34 24 — Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1914 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1915 36 25 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 2006 — Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James David Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1994 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
George Robert Shemwell Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 1948 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with McCullough Partee |
| husband |
McCullough Partee Birth: February 19, 1900 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 15, 1989 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1915 36 25 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Walter Patterson Partee Birth: September 4, 1953 53 37 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 9, 1990 — Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States |
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-10 years daughter |
Margaret Anne Partee Birth: August 6, 1943 43 27 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 29, 2020 — Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents John Ervin Arant + Etta Adaline Shemwell
Parents Jack Owen Shemwell + Fannie Bell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Port Royal, Henry, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
Notes: Mayfield Pike |